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Hatsumi Soke’s new Budō no Gokui book
The new book Budō no Gokui by Hatsumi Soke is available for pre-order now for only $23.60, it will be shipped in the end of June.Hardcover: 208 pagesPublisher: Kodansha International Ltd (May 1, 2011)ISBN-10: 4770031076ISBN-13: 978-4770031075In a quick hirameki of what is to come in this book (without giving too much away) is the artistic look at the bigger picture of the mindset of Hatsumi Soke in his interpretation ...
四天王の四方 “Shitennou no Shihou”
四天王の四方 Shitennou no Shihou “The four ways of the four heavenly kings” The term Shitennou, in this instance, refers to the Bujinkan’s four top shihan: Oguri Sensei, Seno Sensei, Noguchi Sensei, and Nagato Sensei. These are the four senior teachers that Hatsumi sensei has admonished everyone to train with, calling them the “true Shitennou” and saying that everyone should train with all four of them, going ...
Ten Chi Jin: Teachers Are Responsible
Hatsumi Sensei told me last April that the bujinkan was now 200000 practitioners worldwide. Many dôjô claim to be “bujinkan” even though they ignore the true foundations of the bujinkan. During my last seminar I had the opportunity to speak with a group of beginners students about the importance of the ten chi jin ryaku no maki and they really had no clue about it. One even told me that ” ...
Seiza or Seiza?
seiza no kamae Whenever we are waiting or listening we naturally put ourselves in seiza no kamae. Over the years, this kamae has been assimilated and we do it without thinking. This is the objective we should have for every movement we learn in the dôjô; i.e. being able to do everything without thinking. By forgetting the self we forget the form and the flow is born. One day I went with ...
Taihen Kuden Shinden by Arnaud Cousergue
Here is another old article I had on my web site 10 years ago, enjoy!- Mats 2010-08-18---Background: This article was the result of me asking about the Shu Ha Ri (learn the technique, break the technique and then leave the technique) on a mailing list. And the response was so good that I thought more people should be able to read it. Click on the image on the right and ...
Bujinkan out there…
Disclaimer: This is what we find out there tagged as Bujinkan (some of it is really crappy and has nothing to do with the true Bujinkan). Be careful of what you find out there and don’t take it to seriously.
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